Suspenders



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J. ARTHUR ADAMSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,976, dated November 1, 1881.

Application tiled March '7, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. ARTHUR ADAMsoN, a citizen ot' the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Suspenders, ot' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of suspenders in which a waist-strap composed of a tlat web of braid is combinedwith button-loops ot' liat braid, the object ot' my invention being to insure a lirm connection between the webs of the waist-strap and button-loops. This` object I attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa front view ot' a waist-strap and Ibutton-loops made according to my invention;

Fig. 2, a view ofthe same character, but showing some of the parts in section and some detached; Fig. 3, an enlarged section on theline 1 2, Fig. 1, and Fig. d a perspective view, also enlarged, ot' the clasp, whereby the waist-stra p and button-loops are connected.

A is thewaist-strap which is made of ilat braid, folded midway ot' its length, and passed through a ring, a, which is held in place in the fold of thestrap by lines of stitching b. This, however, forms no part ot' my invention, as many of the devices now in use for connecting the waist-straps to the main webs of the Suspenders may be used in place of the ring.

To each end of the strap A is secured by means ot' a clasp, B, a button-loop, D, consisting of liat braid somewhat narrower and less in thickness than the braid forming the strap A. The ends ol' each braid-loop D overlap each other, and the end of the strap A and the overlapping ends of the loop D are embraced by the clasp B, which, as shown in Fig. 4, consists of a central plate, cl, with Wings e e less in width than the central plate, both the latter and the wings having on their edges upturned teeth f, so that when the clasp is bent in order to embrace the ends of the strap A and loop D, the teeth on the central plate, d, of the clasp will enter one side ot' said strap and loop, while the teeth on the wings c Will enter the opposite side of the same, as shown in Fig. 3, and will occupy a position inside the teeth ot' the central plate, d, so that each set ot' teeth may be made long enough to almost penetrate the braid, a secure hold of the clasp upon the latter being thus insured.

The braid forming the strap A may, it' desired, be made slightly el tic throughout, or may have an elasticvsection or sections combined therewith.

I do not desire to claim a suspender-end having flat waist-strap and tint button-loops united by a iiat clasp; but

I claim as my invention- 1. The within-described clasp for suspenders, said clasp consisting otl a central plate, d, having toothed edgesf, and bent Wings e less in Width than the plate, and alo provided with toothed edges, as set l'orth.

2. The combination ofthe strap A and button-loops D, made ot' fiat braid, with the clasps B, adapted to the ends ot' the strap A, and the overlapping ends of the loops D, each of said clasps comprising the toothed plate d and toothed and bent wings c less in width than the plate, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this' specification in the presence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

J. ARTHUR ADAMSON.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. TOBIN, HARRY SMITH. 

